Nintendo of Europe has claimed that Super Mario Bros. Wonder is the fastest-selling Mario game in the continent ever and has sold more than any other Mario game in a three-day span.
In a reposted tweet, due to one of the scores being incorrect on the now deleted tweet, Nintendo says that Super Mario Bros. Wonder has swept the continent off its feet, selling more than any other Super Mario game in a three-day post-launch period.
The tweet says "Wowie Zoowie! In its first three days on sale, #SuperMarioBrosWonder has become the fastest-selling Super Mario game ever in Europe. A huge thanks to everyone who helped make this a wonderful launch."
Early sales numbers had shown that Spider-Man 2 sold better than Super Mario Bros. Wonder in their first week after launch, but Super Mario looks to be taking the crown.
Nintendo didn’t specify how many copies it’s sold of Super Mario Bros. Wonder, but unlike most other companies they do usually reveal that information in their quarterly reports.
According to GamesIndustry’s Christopher Dring, if Super Mario Bros. Wonder is selling as well as the Nintendo tweet claims, the game is on course to outsell 2019’s New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe, which has sold over 16 million copies globally.
Currently, 2006’s New Super Mario Bros. on the DS has had an impressive 30.8 million sales (technically the original Super Mario Bros. beat it, at 40.2 million, but a lot of that was copies bundled with the console, so that doesn’t really count) - this makes it the best selling Super Mario game ever in the world.
What other Mario games have been released in the last few years?
Here are the games in the series that have been released since 2021:
2020
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition - Arcade
- Paper Mario: The Origami King - Nintendo Switch
- Super Mario 3D All-Stars - Nintendo Switch
- Super Mario Bros. 35 - Nintendo Switch
- Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit - Nintendo Switch
- Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. - Game & Watch
2021
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury - Nintendo Switch
- Mario Golf: Super Rush - Nintendo Switch
- WarioWare: Get It Together! - Nintendo Switch
- Mario Party Superstars - Nintendo Switch
2022
- Mario Strikers: Battle League - Nintendo Switch
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope - Nintendo Switch
2023
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Nintendo Switch